hot3 zi2喝止
Jyutpinghot3 zi2
Yalehot jí
Definition
To shout in order to stop someone or an animal from doing something.
colloquialdaily actionscommunication
How it's used
Implies a forceful, vocal intervention to stop someone from continuing an undesirable action. It carries a sense of authority or urgency, often used when someone is about to commit a mistake or a social transgression. Unlike simply telling someone to stop, the term emphasizes the volume and the suddenness of the interruption.
Examples
Seeing him trying to steal something, I immediately shouted to stop him.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general verbs like 阻止, but 喝止 specifically requires the use of one's voice to command a halt. It is not used for physical barriers or non-verbal interventions.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
